Sleigh-runner.



No. 717,564. PATENTED JAN. a, 1903.

SLEIGH RUNNER.

APPLIUATZON FILED JUNE 17, 1902.

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UNITED STATES SAMUEL R. FORD, OF MOUNT STERLING, INDIANA.

SLElGH-RUNNER.

SPEGIFIUATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,564, dated January 6, 1903.

Application filed June 17, 1902.

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, SAMUEL R. FORD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mount Sterling, in the county of Switzerland and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleigh-Knees; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to sleigh-knees; and the principal object thereof is to form a knee which will be adjustable to runners and benches of various sizes.

A further object is to form a knee having bench and runner sockets in which the bench and runner may be clamped and securely fastened.

These objects are attained by splitting or slotting the knee and sockets, so that the parts may be sprung by the attaching-bolts to vary the size of the socket, as will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the knee. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan View. Fig. his a bottom or inverted plan view.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the knee-piece is indicated at 6 and has slits or kerfs 6 to permit a certain amount of spring to vary the distance between the side plates of the bench and runner sockets, as hereinafter explained. The knee-piece is preferably hollow, as shown. The kerf at the lower end of the knee-piece is parallel to the length of the runner-socket and the kerf at the top of the knee-piece is parallel to the benchsocket, whereby the kerfs are respectively at right angles to each other. The runnersocket is joined to the lower end of the kneepiece and comprises a top plate comprising two parts 7, divided by a longitudinal slot 7 which slot joins and which forms a continuation of the kerf in the knee-piece, and side flanges 7", which embrace the runner. The flanges have bolt-holes 7 for horizontal attaching-bolt s. The parts '7 of the top plate are joined by cap-pieces 7, having bolt-holes 7 for the vertical attaching-bolts. These cap-pieces are fast to one of the parts 7 and Serial No. 112,102. No modal.)

loose asto the other. By this construction the side plates 7 may be sprung together or apart to fit a runner of any ordinary size, and when the runner is placed attaching-bolts through the holes 7" and 7 bind the runner and clamp the parts of the runnerrsocket to gether. The bench-socket is formed in a similar manner. The base-plate thereof is divided into two parts 8 by a slot 8*, which slot joins the kerf in the top of the kneepiece. The parts of the base-plate are joined, however, by a lap'joint formed by halving and lapping tongues 8 projecting, respectively, from the parts 8. These tongues have registeringbolt-slots 8 to receive the vertical bolts for attaching the bench. These slots are necessary to accommodate the adjustment to benches of diderent width, effected by springing the parts together or apart. The

side plates or flanges of the bench-socket areindioated at 8 and embrace the bench in an obvious manner. They have holes S fer horizontal attaching-bolts.

The whole knee is preferably formed of malleable metal.

What I claim is 1. A sleigh-knee comprising a single vertical knee-piece having ker'fs in each end for a part of its length, and runner and bench sockets each comprising separate parts joined to the knee-piece on opposite sides of the kerfs, substantially as described.

2. A sleigh-knee comprising a single vertical knee-piece slotted in each end to allow lateral spring and divided runner and bench sockets joined thereto, the parts of which are secured to the knee-piece on each side of the slots, and adjustable to receive benches and runners of different sizes, substantially as described.

3. Asleigh-knee comprisingaverticalkneepiece, and runner and bench sockets joined thereto, and having slots dividing the sockets longitudinally and extending into the kneepiece for a part only of its length, whereby the sockets and the ends of the knee-piece may be sprung laterally, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL R. FORD.

Witnesses:

Bacon BANTA, HENRY OATTON. 

